PERCEIVED ORGANISATIONAL SUPPORT AND WORK-LIFE BALANCE AS PREDICTORS OF TURNOVER INTENTION AMONG NON-ACADEMIC STAFF IN STATE OWNED UNIVERSITIES IN IMO STATE
Promise .O. Onwuamaegbu, Burak Cain Danjuma, Kwaba, Onyinyechi Vivian, Kwaba Onyinyechi Vivian
Abstract
<div class="stored-abstract">Tbalance on turnover intentions among non-academic staff at State owned Universities in imo state. Two hypotheses were postulated and tested. One Hundred and Ninety</p><p>Seven(197)non-academic staff were selected through convenience sampling technique</p><p>which comprised of 108 females and 89 males out of which 112 were married and 81 were</p><p>single,their ages ranged from 29-53 years with an average age of 35.23years and a standard</p><p>deviation of 9.24. The participants were administered with perceived organizational support</p><p>scale(POS),work-life balance scale(WLB) and turnover intentions inventory (TOI). A cross</p><p>sectional survey design was adopted, hierarchical multiple regression was used to analyse data</p><p>collected. The results revealed that perceived organizational support predicted turnover</p><p>intentions among non-academic staff at state owned universities in Imo State</p><p>(r=0.228,p<0.01), (suggesting that higher organizational support is associated with greater</p><p>turnover intention).Similarly, a significant positive correlation was found between work-life</p><p>balance and turnover intention ( r=0.149, p < 0.05) indicating that higher work-life balance is</p><p>associated with greater turnover intention). The state government as a matter of urgency</p><p>should strive to improve working conditions of non-academic staff through enhancing staff</p><p>welfare and benefits, promoting job security, career progression and provide training and</p><p>development opportunities.</div>
Key words:
Perceived Organizational support, Work-life balance, Turnover intentions, Non-Academic Staff.